Basketball Rules Question
May 9th, 2008 | 
Author: This is great high school basketball rules question from Ike.
If a team is losing by (say) one (1) point and the other team has the ball out of bound, can you foul the inbound passer to prevent the clock from starting? I saw this on a reason college game.
No you cannot foul the inbounder. In the NBA, (Rule No. 12, Section II Article 5) a delay-of-game shall be called for a defender crossing the boundary line prior to the ball being released on a throw-in. EXCEPTION (5): In the last two minutes of the fourth period and/or overtime period, a technical will be assessed if the defender crosses or breaks the plane of the boundary line when an offensive player is in a position to inbound and prior to the ball being released on a throw-in.
In high school and college you can give a warning to reaching across the plane, on the second infraction it is a technical foul.
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Hi. I played highschool basketball and got a game recorded on VHS where my school lost by two points. Then 15 and 24 seconds later the winning team’s COACHES were each charged a technical foul. What they said got them two technical fouls charged against them. They gave us 4 free-throws. We lost by two points .. but we made 3 out of 4 free-throws and became the new winning team .. 2
Hi. I played highschool basketball and got a game recorded on VHS where my school lost by two points. Then 15 and 24 seconds later the winning team’s COACHES were each charged a technical foul. What they said got them two technical fouls charged against them. They gave us 4 free-throws. We lost by two points .. but we made 3 out of 4 free-throws and became the new winning team .. 2
There are 2 rules that I hope you can clarify:
1) Red A is standing totally out of bounds, Blue A throws the ball at Red A and hits him. Who gets possession?
2) Red B shoots the ball that hits the rim, he falls out of bounds, comes back in bounds catches the ball and shoots again this time successfully. No other player touches the ball does the basket count?
Thanks,
Rick
Player out of bounds — can he come back in and be the first player to touch a ball? I was defending a fast break and knocked the ball out of the path of the offender — my momentum carried me out of bounds, but I stepped back in bounds with both feet and got to the ball before anyone else. The other team screamed that another player had to touch the ball before I could — I thought this was a football rule, and that as long as I re-established my position in-bounds I could touch the ball.
Any help?
Hi. I saw a kids basketball game where a team won by two points. Then 15 seconds later the WINNING teams coach yelled to the official >> ‘YOU SUCK!’ He was charged a technical foul which gave the team that lost TWO free-throws! Then 24 seconds after the game ended by clock … the other winning teams coach wispered to the same official. Whatever he said got the winning team ANOTHER technical foul. Those two technical fouls gave the team that lost … FOUR free-throws! The winning team went to the locker room .. while the team that lost went to the fre-throw line. The team that LOT made 3 out of 4 free-throws and became the new winners .. 2
Hi. I saw a kids basketball game where a team won by two points. Then 15 seconds later the WINNING teams coach yelled to the official >> ‘YOU SUCK!’ He was charged a technical foul which gave the team that lost TWO free-throws! Then 24 seconds after the game ended by clock … the other winning teams coach wispered to the same official. Whatever he said got the winning team ANOTHER technical foul. Those two technical fouls gave the team that lost … FOUR free-throws! The winning team went to the locker room .. while the team that lost went to the fre-throw line. The team that LOT made 3 out of 4 free-throws and became the new winners .. 2
Hi. I saw a kids basketball game where a team won by two points. Then 15 seconds later the WINNING teams coach yelled to the official >> ‘YOU SUCK!’ He was charged a technical foul which gave the team that lost TWO free-throws! Then 24 seconds after the game ended by clock … the other winning teams coach wispered to the same official. Whatever he said got the winning team ANOTHER technical foul. Those two technical fouls gave the team that lost … FOUR free-throws! The winning team went to the locker room .. while the team that lost went to the fre-throw line. The team that LOT made 3 out of 4 free-throws and became the new winners .. 2
Hi. I saw a kids basketball game where a team won by two points. Then 15 seconds later the WINNING teams coach yelled to the official >> ‘YOU SUCK!’ He was charged a technical foul which gave the team that lost TWO free-throws! Then 24 seconds after the game ended by clock … the other winning teams coach wispered to the same official. Whatever he said got the winning team ANOTHER technical foul. Those two technical fouls gave the team that lost … FOUR free-throws! The winning team went to the locker room .. while the team that lost went to the fre-throw line. The team that LOT made 3 out of 4 free-throws and became the new winners .. 2
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